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By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Chuck Povey, of Clifton, was honored at College of Southern Idaho as the Female Athlete of the Year by college president Jerry Beck at a banquet recently. The West Side High School graduate was chosen from all the women’s sports teams at the college, including basketball, softball, volleyball...

West Side boys and girls track win titles By CONNOR WALDRON WS sports reporter and ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor DAYTON – The long ride back to Dayton from Boise on Saturday evening was made a lot shorter for West Side track athletes knowing they had just made school history. Both the girls and...

By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer The Indians traveled to Boise for the 4A State Track meet last week. The final results came in with the girls placing 10th overall with 22 points and the boys 16th overall with 13.5 points. “Overall we felt good about the state meet,” said coach Brandon Lyon. “There...

By Jason Turner, Logan Herald-Journal Olivia Seamons, Kenidee Hyde and Ryden Crowther became multi-event placers for Preston on the final day of the 4A state track meet, which was held in Boise. Seamons, the runner-up in Friday’s triple jump, placed fourth in the 200 with a PR clocking of 26.07, and also was eighth...

West Side sophomore Carlton Baird celebrates after winning the 1,600-meter run during the 2A State Track Meet at Middleton High School Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Aaric Bryan/IPT ________________ By Jason Turner, Logan Herald-Journal It’s safe to say May 18, 2013, is a day the West Side community will remember for years to come. After...

By ROBERT MERRILL Assistant editor DAYTON – West Side High School will graduate 45 seniors in one week during 7 p.m. commencement exercises on May 22 at the high school gymnasium in Dayton. The theme for this year’s graduation is, “Make Our Mark.” West Side High School has named a valedictorian and a salutatorian....

By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor The 2013 Preston High School Graduation will be held May 23 at 8 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The program will begin with the processional, “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” performed by the PHS band conducted by Wayne Manning. Then senior members of the a capella choir, band...

By LORI HEUSSER Preston School District Seven long time Preston School District employees have announced their retirement at the end of this school year. • Wynn Costley has been employed with our district for 28 years. He also taught four years in Utah prior to coming to Idaho. He has been an administrator the...

Smithfield man to lead students next fall By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Curtis Jenson, English Department chair at Logan High School, has accepted an offer to be the principal at Preston Junior High School. Jenson is a Cache Valley native, who grew up on a farm Amalga. He graduated from Sky View...

By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor This spring the West Side football coaches and players are putting on a three-day camp for all incoming second-eighth graders. Head coach Tyson Moser said the camp will begin on Tuesday, May 28, and end the following Thursday. “We will begin at 9 a.m. and finish by 11...